Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

Chapter 427: Crown Prince Xing Tian!

"Brother Qin, you have truly soared to the heavens in a single step."

Li Hao looked at Qin Baoluo with a trace of envy and said, "You became Elder Yunlu’s personal disciple all at once. Your status is already comparable to that of a True Disciple. Among us, you might actually be the one with the best future treatment."

"You cannot say that."

Qin Baoluo quickly shook his head. "My talent only lies in artifact refining. In terms of martial cultivation, I cannot compare to any of you. Besides, I believe all of you can easily pass the assessment and enter the Outer Sect. As for Brother Li Yun, his performance will definitely be far better than mine."

"What nonsense."

At that moment, a discordant voice suddenly rang out.

From the direction of Starheaven Prefecture, a young man looked coldly at Qin Baoluo and sneered. "Qin Baoluo, you became a personal disciple only because of that little bit of artifact refining talent and a stroke of luck. Do you really think this kind of luck is something anyone can have?"

The speaker was extremely handsome. His black hair shone like polished ink, and his facial features were sharp and striking, giving him the appearance of a sunny and noble young master. However, the arrogance on his face ruined that impression, and when he looked at Qin Baoluo, his eyes were filled with undisguised disdain.

This person was none other than the number one genius of Starheaven Prefecture. He was also the crown prince of the strongest nation in Starheaven Prefecture, the Starheaven Ancient Kingdom.

Crown Prince Xing Tian.

His aptitude was slightly inferior to Princess Yuehan’s, but it had still reached the limit of eight rings and was only a hair’s breadth away from stepping into the ninth ring. More importantly, his background was even deeper than Princess Yuehan’s.

The Starheaven Ancient Kingdom was the strongest force among all the territories controlled by the Heavenly Sword Sect, aside from the Heavenly Sword Sect itself. Many powerful figures of the Starheaven Ancient Kingdom also held middle and high-level positions within the Heavenly Sword Sect, and among them, there were even several elder-level existences.

Because of this, even though Qin Baoluo had become Elder Yunlu’s personal disciple, Crown Prince Xing Tian still maintained an arrogant expression.

He looked toward the people from the Southern Martial Domain and said indifferently, "A weak place will always be a weak place. Even if one anomaly appears, that does not change the fact that the Southern Martial Domain itself is weak."

"That is right. Although Qin Baoluo managed to soar to the heavens in a single step, he is only an exception. An exception is still an exception. There may be one, but there will never be two or three."

"Even if Qin Baoluo luckily passed this hurdle because of his artifact refining talent, the other Essence Qi Realm trash from the Southern Martial Domain will still be eliminated."

"Exactly. Trash will always be trash."

After hearing Crown Prince Xing Tian’s words, many people immediately regained their confidence and quickly echoed him.

The continuous sarcastic remarks caused Li Hao’s expression to darken, especially since he was the next person to be tested.

Although Li Hao had a sincere and straightforward nature, even a clay statue possessed a trace of temper, let alone a young martial artist with pride in his heart.

He snorted coldly, stepped forward, and placed his palm directly on the Spirit Talent Pillar.

The Spirit Talent Pillar immediately lit up.

The light climbed rapidly, and in only a few breaths, it broke past the eighth ring before finally stopping at eight and a half rings.

Eight and a half rings.

The entire venue fell silent.

An aptitude of eight and a half rings was already considered extremely outstanding among all the participants in this assessment.

Even when placed among the many geniuses gathered here, such a result could rank within the top twenty. No one had expected that a martial artist from the Southern Martial Domain, who was only at the peak of the Essence Qi Realm, would possess such impressive aptitude.

At that moment, Crown Prince Xing Tian’s expression became somewhat ugly.

As for those who had mocked the Southern Martial Domain earlier, they felt their faces burn fiercely, as though they had been slapped again.

The next person to take the test was Huang Chen.

He calmly stepped forward and placed his hand on the Spirit Talent Pillar. The pillar quickly shone with bright light, and the radiance soon rose to the eighth ring before finally stopping there.

"Senior, I have also mastered a sixth-tier secret art. Please take a look."

After the aptitude test ended, Huang Chen did not immediately leave. A faint light flickered in his eyes as he gathered his energy. In the next instant, a beam of spiritual light shot out with a sharp sound and surged far into the distance.

"Spirit Radiance Secret Art, a sixth-tier secret art. Not bad. This can be counted as an additional half ring of aptitude. Your final result is eight and a half rings. Grade, excellent."

The moment the silver-haired elder’s voice fell, the crowd stirred again.

Eight and a half rings.

Another genius with an aptitude of eight and a half rings had appeared.

The expressions of those who had mocked the Southern Martial Domain earlier became even uglier. At this moment, they felt as if invisible palms were striking their faces again and again.

What was going on?

How could so many geniuses appear from a small place like the Southern Martial Domain?

First, there was an artifact refining genius whose talent had moved Elder Yunlu enough to accept him as a personal disciple. Then, Li Hao and Huang Chen both displayed aptitude of eight and a half rings. This result was far beyond what anyone had expected from the Southern Martial Domain.

Crown Prince Xing Tian’s face turned even colder.

With his noble status, he was used to being surrounded by people who echoed his words and obeyed his will. Very few dared to oppose him openly. Yet now, he had been embarrassed again and again by people from the Southern Martial Domain, a place he looked down on. To him, this was an unbearable disgrace.

"Interesting."

He spoke coldly, his gaze filled with displeasure. "I did not expect the Southern Martial Domain to actually produce a few passable talents. However, those at the peak of the Essence Qi Realm are one thing. The remaining fellow at the 1st level of the Essence Qi Realm must be true trash."

As he spoke, his eyes landed on Li Yun.

His tone became overbearing and unquestionable. "Kid, did you hear me? I said you are trash, so you must be trash. No matter what happens, your aptitude test must not exceed six rings. Do you understand?"

"Is that so?"

Li Yun glanced at Crown Prince Xing Tian, then calmly withdrew his gaze. "I really do not understand."

After saying this, he walked straight toward the Spirit Talent Pillar and placed his palm on it.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In the next instant, the Spirit Talent Pillar erupted with dazzling light.

A beam of radiance spiraled upward from the bottom of the pillar with astonishing speed. Almost immediately, it crossed the sixth ring. Then, without slowing at all, it continued climbing higher under countless stunned gazes.

Seven rings.

Eight rings.

In the blink of an eye, the light had already passed both the seventh and eighth rings.

Finally, it surged into the ninth ring and stopped only after reaching one-third of the way through it.